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Wearside Golf Course

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📷 Malc McDonald · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦40+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Teal and Mallard
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦40+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Teal and Mallard
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Teal, Mallard, Blue Tit +37 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Teal, Mallard, Blue Tit +37 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Birds — Teal, Mallard, Blue Tit +37 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Snowdrop, Coltsfoot, Gorse +14 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Snowdrop, Coltsfoot, Gorse +14 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Dandelion, White Dead-nettle +2 more foraging species

Varies

Forest walks

Good match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Weardale WayWalking route124 km

Named routeLength 124 kmRegional walking route

Way of LearningWalking route61 km

Named routeLength 61 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route

Tyne and Wear Heritage Way Section 7Walking route15.2 km

Named routeLength 15.2 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

69 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Walney to Wear Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 70National Cycle Network

Bowes Railway PathCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 5Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Angel CyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

East Gateshead CyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

NCN 1 Tees to TyneCycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

105,380 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

105,380 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

winter

2026

Teal · Mallard · Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Tufted Duck +38

TealAnas crecca
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great TitParus major
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
RobinErithacus rubecula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MagpiePica pica
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GadwallMareca strepera
CootFulica atra
Mute SwanCygnus olor
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
NuthatchSitta europaea
LapwingVanellus vanellus
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
GreenfinchChloris chloris
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
JackdawColoeus monedula
JayGarrulus glandarius
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
BuzzardButeo buteo
Brent GooseBranta bernicla
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
Red KiteMilvus milvus

🐝

Insects2 species

winterspring

2026

Orange Ladybird · Blue Shieldbug

Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Blue ShieldbugZicrona caerulea

🌿

Plants17 species

winter

2026

Snowdrop · Coltsfoot · Gorse · Dog's Mercury · Daisy +12

SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
GorseUlex europaeus
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
DaisyBellis perennis
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
CowslipPrimula veris
DandelionTaraxacum
ButterburPetasites hybridus
White Dead-nettleLamium album
RamsonsAllium ursinum
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

105,380 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

winter

2026

Teal · Mallard · Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Tufted Duck +38

TealAnas crecca
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great TitParus major
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
RobinErithacus rubecula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MagpiePica pica
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GadwallMareca strepera
CootFulica atra
Mute SwanCygnus olor
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
NuthatchSitta europaea
LapwingVanellus vanellus
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
GreenfinchChloris chloris
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
JackdawColoeus monedula
JayGarrulus glandarius
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
BuzzardButeo buteo
Brent GooseBranta bernicla
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
Red KiteMilvus milvus

🐝

Insects2 species

winterspring

2026

Orange Ladybird · Blue Shieldbug

Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Blue ShieldbugZicrona caerulea

🌿

Plants17 species

winter

2026

Snowdrop · Coltsfoot · Gorse · Dog's Mercury · Daisy +12

SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
GorseUlex europaeus
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
DaisyBellis perennis
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
CowslipPrimula veris
DandelionTaraxacum
ButterburPetasites hybridus
White Dead-nettleLamium album
RamsonsAllium ursinum
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Malc McDonald · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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